Black-backed jackal vs Adjir

Canis mesomelas compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-backed jackal Adjir
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Mammalia (ثدييات) Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order Carnivora (لواحم) Poales (قبئيات)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Cyperaceae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Cyperus
Species Canis mesomelas Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Adjir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-backed jackal Adjir
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adjir

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adjir

No description available.

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